r/Scams • u/Busy-Anywhere659 • 1d ago
Help Needed Subscription Bomb Caught Early - What to do with the purchased tickets?
Hello everyone, I got subscription bombed this morning for the second time unfortunately. Changed passwords and checked bank accounts but have two follow-up questions:
- The fraudulent purchase was made using my Ticketmaster account. However, the credit card used was not mine. I have no clue how it got saved to my account but I went ahead and removed it. Is this normal? Why would the scammer use someone else's card? I'm trying to understand how this scam works.
- I caught the activity fast enough that the four purchased tickets had not been transferred yet by the time I changed my password, so they're just sitting in my account now. I've reported this to Ticketmaster. Do I need to do anything else? (I can't go to the game lol, it's not even in my city)
Thank you!
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u/doublelxp 1d ago
Hold them and let Ticketmaster know your account was compromised. Ticketmaster will void them if the cardholder issues a chargeback.
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